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Llandovery Roman Site is a Roman fort situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, established during the early Roman occupation of Britain in the first century AD. The fort, known as Alabum in Roman records, served as a significant military installation controlling communications and trade routes through mid-Wales and protecting the frontier region during Rome's campaigns against the indigenous Welsh tribes. The site preserves earthwork remains characteristic of Roman military architecture, including defensive ditches and ramparts that define its rectangular plan. The fort was occupied intermittently during the Roman period and represents an important example of Roman military strategy in Wales, strategically positioned to project power into the difficult upland terrain of Carmarthenshire.
Llandovery Roman Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM188. View the official record →
Llandovery Roman Site is a Roman fort situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, established during the early Roman occupation of Britain in the first century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM188.
Llandovery Roman Site dates from the roman period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Llandovery Roman Site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CM188.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen Caenewydd ring cairn (6.6 km), Mynydd Myddfai, ring cairns on W end of (6.8 km), Mynydd Myddfai round cairn (7.2 km).
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